HP - Community Panel Volunteer
Role: Community Panel Volunteer
Department: Community Safety Unit
Location: Hull
Hours: minimum 4 hours per week (negotiable)
Contract: Permanent
Make a real difference in your community by joining our Youth Justice Panels as a volunteer! These panels bring together young people who have received a Referral Order, their parents or carers, and sometimes the victims of their actions. As a panel member, you’ll play a key role in helping young people understand the impact of their behaviour and work with them to create a personalized plan that encourages positive choices for the future. This is a chance to use your voice and experience to support accountability, growth, and change.
Key Responsibilities:
• Motivate and encourage young people to engage positively, reflect on their actions, and develop a sense of responsibility.
• Encourage open conversations with the young person, their family, and sometimes the victim.
• Represent the community’s voice, promoting fairness, accountability, and support.
• Record and report panel outcomes.
Essential Criteria
• An interest in working directly with young people.
• Willingness to undertake training.
• Motivated and enthusiastic.
• Ability to form effective working relationships with young people.
• Good communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of safeguarding.
• Basic knowledge of issues affecting young people.
• Basic understanding of data protection and confidentiality
Desirable criteria
• Knowledge of childcare legislation
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a relevant qualification
• Basic IT skills
When you become a support volunteer you will:
• Enhance your CV.
• Get involved in local community events.
• Make a real difference to policing in your area.
• Gain a real insight into policing.
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Pre – Employment Checks and Eligibility:
• Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria of at least 3 years continuous residency in the UK to apply for roles with Humberside Police.
• Successful candidates will undergo a vetting procedure pre-requisite of employment. (Please note, with holding any information asked by the vetting department, may delay the vetting procedure, or result in your vetting been refused and the offer of employment been withdrawn)
• Tattoo’s will be reviewed as a part of the recruitment process to ensure we maintain a level of professional standards and to make sure the images do not cause offence or are unacceptable.
Contact point for applicants:
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting@humberside.police.uk
How to apply for the role:
To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button below.
Closing Date: 14th of December 2025 at 23:55
Interview date: TBC
It is not likely that closing dates will be extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and would need to be with the permission of the Recruitment Manager and Force Volunteer Lead.
The Recruitment Manager can authorise to close any vacancy before the closing date stated on the advert.
Attachments
• Guidance for completing your application.
• Preferred candidate roadmap
Humberside Police welcome applications from underrepresented communities. For further information on positive action within Humberside Police, please visit the positive action page:
Diversity and positive action | Humberside Police
We’re an equal opportunities employer and a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Humberside Police encourage and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. Regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.
Humberside police also have Disability Confident status, which means we are committed to making the most of the talents that Individuals with disabilities bring to the workplace.